Feeding: Live vs Frozen

Reasons to feed live food to your snake(s): The movement of the prey help stimulate the snakes natural feeding response. Don’t have to thaw out, and warm. If not eaten, just put it back in it’s cage. Tease feeding can be frustrating. Reasons to feed Frozen/Thawed food: Freezing for 6 months or more will kill all common parasites. Cannot injure snake. If not eaten can be re-frozen (up to 2 times.) Economical. Don’t have to house and care for live … Continue reading

Cleaning and Disinfecting

When cleaning up Ball Python (or any other reptile or small animal habitat) use either: 10% bleach to water solution.  DRY THOROUGHLY before re-introducing reptile. Diluted Chlorhexidine Solution spray on surfaces, wipe dry.  Animal may be introduced while still wet. We prefer the later.  It is safer for your animals, and your clothes.  We purchase a gallon of concentrate, and this will fill a few hundred spray bottles.

What is Needed for Ball Python Care?

What is Needed for Ball Python Care?

These are my recommendations.  I give this to anyone that wants their first ball python, or even if they have a few already.  A new owner, I will usually make them take it home and read it thoroughly, and come back later to buy/adopt their new pet. Things you will need: 1)      Habitat (usually glass aquarium with closable lid.)   Breeders will typically opt for a rack system, so they can house many snakes separately in a smaller space.